fix

ˈfɪks

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#1·5h ago

(transitive, obsolete) To pierce; now generally replaced by transfix.

A dab of chewing gum will fix your note to the bulletin board.

Origin: From , borrowed from (attested only as ficher, fichier; > English fitch), from fastened; fixed, from , from to drive in; stick; fasten, from . Related to dig. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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(transitive) To attach; to affix; to hold in place or at a particular time.

A leech can fix itself to your skin without you feeling it.

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#3·5h ago

(transitive) To mend, to repair.

The Constitution fixes the date when Congress must meet.

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